Case Report

The battle between Heart Team and Staphylococcus aureus: The winner was the patient

Volume: 7 Number: 4 January 4, 2018
  • Hamza Sunman
  • Mehmet Ali Felekoğlu
  • Ayşegül Uslu
  • Uğursay Kızıltepe
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The battle between Heart Team and Staphylococcus aureus: The winner was the patient

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a serious infectious condition with high morbidity and mortality despite improved diagnostic tools and expanded therapeutic options especially in cases caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Despite effective antibiotic regimens, deciding on surgical intervention in appropriate patients can be lifesaving. In this report, we presented the case of a 59-year-old man, admitted for fever, which was found to be the result of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus aortic valve endocarditis, complicated by complete AV block, valvular perforation, heart failure, and systemic embolism.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Hamza Sunman
Department of Cardiology, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Türkiye

Mehmet Ali Felekoğlu This is me
Department of Cardiology, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Türkiye

Ayşegül Uslu This is me
Department of Pathology, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Türkiye

Uğursay Kızıltepe This is me
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Türkiye

Publication Date

January 4, 2018

Submission Date

August 7, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 22, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 4

APA
Sunman, H., Felekoğlu, M. A., Uslu, A., & Kızıltepe, U. (2018). The battle between Heart Team and Staphylococcus aureus: The winner was the patient. Sakarya Medical Journal, 7(4), 256-260. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.333393
AMA
1.Sunman H, Felekoğlu MA, Uslu A, Kızıltepe U. The battle between Heart Team and Staphylococcus aureus: The winner was the patient. Sakarya Medical Journal. 2018;7(4):256-260. doi:10.31832/smj.333393
Chicago
Sunman, Hamza, Mehmet Ali Felekoğlu, Ayşegül Uslu, and Uğursay Kızıltepe. 2018. “The Battle Between Heart Team and Staphylococcus Aureus: The Winner Was the Patient”. Sakarya Medical Journal 7 (4): 256-60. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.333393.
EndNote
Sunman H, Felekoğlu MA, Uslu A, Kızıltepe U (January 1, 2018) The battle between Heart Team and Staphylococcus aureus: The winner was the patient. Sakarya Medical Journal 7 4 256–260.
IEEE
[1]H. Sunman, M. A. Felekoğlu, A. Uslu, and U. Kızıltepe, “The battle between Heart Team and Staphylococcus aureus: The winner was the patient”, Sakarya Medical Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 256–260, Jan. 2018, doi: 10.31832/smj.333393.
ISNAD
Sunman, Hamza - Felekoğlu, Mehmet Ali - Uslu, Ayşegül - Kızıltepe, Uğursay. “The Battle Between Heart Team and Staphylococcus Aureus: The Winner Was the Patient”. Sakarya Medical Journal 7/4 (January 1, 2018): 256-260. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.333393.
JAMA
1.Sunman H, Felekoğlu MA, Uslu A, Kızıltepe U. The battle between Heart Team and Staphylococcus aureus: The winner was the patient. Sakarya Medical Journal. 2018;7:256–260.
MLA
Sunman, Hamza, et al. “The Battle Between Heart Team and Staphylococcus Aureus: The Winner Was the Patient”. Sakarya Medical Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Jan. 2018, pp. 256-60, doi:10.31832/smj.333393.
Vancouver
1.Hamza Sunman, Mehmet Ali Felekoğlu, Ayşegül Uslu, Uğursay Kızıltepe. The battle between Heart Team and Staphylococcus aureus: The winner was the patient. Sakarya Medical Journal. 2018 Jan. 1;7(4):256-60. doi:10.31832/smj.333393

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